Safe City Strategy 2007- 2012
The Safe City Strategy 2007-2012 provides an overarching framework to guide the City and its partners in tackling the complex range of crime and safety issues affecting both the Central Business District and our urban villages. This is in recognition that the causes of crime are complex, many and varied and that only by working together effectively on a broad range of issues can we continue to create safer, vibrant and more prosperous communities.
The key objectives of the Strategy are to:
1. Reduce crime and anti-social behaviour – including addressing domestic and non-domestic assaults, targeting steal from motor vehicle offences, reducing steal from person offences, reducing fraud, tackling victimisation of international students and visitors and providing crime prevention information to residents and business
2. Tackle complex crime and safety issues in areas of public housing - including delivering the Creating a Safer Community Project aimed at addressing fear of crime and social exclusion, Council representation at relevant forums and creating a Public Housing Liaison Officer position.
3. Improve the look and feel of our built environment – by delivering good urban design, ongoing CPTED Protocol Referral with NSW Police, extending the CCTV Street Safety Camera Network, initiating community safety audits, rapid graffiti removal, delivering high quality cleansing services, improved street lighting and the reactivation of laneways and public parks.
4. Deliver primary prevention and early intervention initiatives – including increasing opportunities for recreation and learning and investing in programs which increase the chances of vulnerable children and young people and their families at key transition points in life.
5. Target risk factors associated with offending behaviours – including supporting the StAMP Project which provides a mentoring support program to ex-offenders
6. Strengthen communities and increase opportunities for people to engage in legitimate activities – by recognising the specific needs and developing appropriate responses to key community groups including Aboriginal people, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities (CALD), Older People, Gay, Lesbian and Transgender communities and Women.
7. Advocate to higher levels of Government for more resources aimed at crime prevention – in recognition that the City has an important role to play in ensuring that Federal and State Government continue to support initiatives aimed at reducing and preventing crime at the local level.
The Safe City strategy recognises that there are many contributing factors to crime and that simplistic solutions such as more police and tougher sentencing do not address the underlying causes of crime. The Strategy has an emphasis on crime prevention recognising that by investing in building and strengthening our communities at the local level we can in turn create a safer city. Above all the strategy has a focus on shared responsibility – that ultimately all of us are responsible for our own and each other’s sense of safety and security.
Downloads
- Safe City Strategy Summary 2007-2012 | PDF 150Kb
- Safe City Strategy Full Report 2007-2012 | PDF 373Kb
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